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Denise Annette Guckert – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study explores the relationship between scores and educational placement levels on two academic mathematics assessment systems: The Tests of Adult Basic Education 11/12 mathematics (TABE-M) and the Texas Success Initiative Assessment mathematics (TSIA-M). The data set consisted of scores, placement levels, and demographic information for 152…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Tests, Testing, Academic Achievement
Perin, Dolores – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
This paper is a literature review that explores the nature and effectiveness of contextualization as a way to improve outcomes for academically underprepared college students. Two forms of contextualization have been studied: "contextualized" and "integrated" instruction. There is more descriptive work on the contextualization of basic skills than…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Basic Skills, Instructional Effectiveness